Doesn’t help that ICE actually tear-gassed some CPD in an earlier protest.
Broadview chief says he’s never had the CPD so poorly treated by a federal agency
These are not the best and brightest invading my city.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-criminal-investigations-ice-activity-facility-fence/
EDIT: ICE are also making fake 911 calls to drain police resources
https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/1nzmbjw/broadview_police_chief_says_ice_making_false_911/
Sounds like more of that stochastic terrorism to me.
Fox News makes this sound like border patrol agents were getting beat up and the cops refused to help.
In videos circulated on Instagram, two masked agents could be seen trying to take a man into custody in the middle of a busy street.
Drivers shouted at the federal agents and blew their horns as onlookers gathered. The struggle went on for several minutes before the agents released the man and fled in an unmarked vehicle.
In reality, people yelled and honked their horns while the masked federal agents tried unsuccessfully to kidnap a man off the streets. Boo fucking hoo.
The police should be using violence against people trying to kidnap folks in their community
In at least one case, the Chicago Police Department was ordered not to assist federal agents swarmed by demonstrators, according to reports.
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported that Chicago officers were instructed not to respond to the U.S. Border Patrol’s calls for help in another incident where a vehicle was rammed and a person was shot.
So, more than spontaneous protest. Good.
And I don’t care if MAGA MAdness spins this to be “war” - they’re doing that regardless. Actual civil disobedience is more important than tweets rn.
I’m glad they’re in disregard not only with lefties but also cops and admins for stepping on their toes.
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Chicago PD is its own gang and federal thugs complicate things. Gov. Pritzker has tight control over Chicago and the police know he isn’t merely talk when it comes to resisting outsiders meddling.
As I posted elsewhere
Honestly, what about ANY of this scene makes it look like official law enforcement business other than the greater context? If this scene were to occur in a bubble, it would look like a very public kidnapping and the kidnappers would be at real risk of being killed/hurt by a Good Samaritan.
Some of the footage MeidasTouch posted this morning was really wild. Some asshat just pulling out his gun and brandishing it/pointing it at protesters.
And he’s not wearing a mask - I hope that POS gets doxxed and faces legal consequences.
Finally a positive story about the police…because those fucks weren’t there.
This is truely an “enemy of my enemy is my friend” situation
I think it still holds true that the ‘enemy of my enemy’ is my enemy’s enemy. No need to seek alignment where it isn’t needed.
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Cue a bunch of butthurt from the toddler-in-chief.
